The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-25
METHODIST CHURCH.
HELD BY DEMOCRATIC INFLUENCE
EScpubIicau~ who Are Kept in
Office by Democratic Com
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SresSmcn.
To the Editor of the Star-Slr: Fer
the last eiyhtcc n months We have heard
from Congress men and read IN Demo
cratic newspapers dcnunciations of Prc~:-
dent Cleveland for his lack Of activity in
making removals Of Republican offices
holders, and yet We have 10 hear Of any
dcnuncatIUn of Democratic Congress-
iucu who use their Influence 20 retain
Republicans in office. 1t is well known
III this city that any attempt 10 remove
Rcput Ncan from office is offset by sup
piIcauons of Democratic Congressman to
hRye the Republican retained Editors
OF Democratic papers know tins, unless
they are miSlead by their WaSh lgton
correspondents. and if they know of this
theF are to blame for not dcnouncing
Nongresstnen for doing that which they
de0ounce President Cleveland for. Of
tne two it appears to me that President
cleveland Is the less ~ blame His rea-
sou for not carrying Oh d wholesale
slaughter IS that such a course would
work an injury to the public service, in
aSmuch that he would be forced to re-
place experienced ith inexperienced
persons, and that it is about time to
teach that change Of administration
means something better than a mere
scramble for offices. Not a bad reason,
CONSIDERED in the abstract.
But what reasons do our Democratic
tor4rcSstuen give for their advocacy of
Republicans being retained in office, out
SIDE Of the fact that they and the Re
publlca. : tot whom they are working
used 80 shoot marbles or play base ball
when lads togethcI:' President Cleyc-
land said in his inaueural that '.public
office Is puhhe trust -
" hat $ the matter with Democratic
,.",ronage: Is not that q Democratic
hH>t2 And having tucn iutruSted TO the
hlgu for whom we voted. what right have
thcr 70 t.tStow that patronage upon men
Nho worked and voted against tne Deln;!-
cratic PARTY: Do they believe, with
Richard Ill. in the play. tLat We can feed
the enemy and atterWard tight him: Do
they believe that personal feeling has
more claim upon them than partt tn
ttreS.E Can they consistently y c6ndcthn !
Cleveland for doing that when thew are
dong every day in this city. Do they
believe that -, ,un<, or the Democratic .
party are s. blind that they cannot see. .
II 1ie s. lacking III Independence Of
%9ftlt that the* vii aceert aS lea ders
t.eiI wlo Detray tie trust conHded to
them, Or ar they mj>ieG by the notion
,i VI ,'' t.,C pa
ra her than vote the Republican ticket:
-" 'neE L. net [, 9s - 'naf :3 me hfP99icIa9s
affected Democrats. for what other CON
SIR totion Is the formation Oh the Labor
party capable Of?
lii fact well known here that the
t"uFe success of the Democratic party
nr'.>, lfrhay w,il ho AZ hold ~ ,'I. n c;r
demonstrations Of rccreant Congressman
be- tx ii.contn,,t w & rvn e,"I" tha ,moIe
our parry. If some Democratic journal
'," ,f ~. 9etGIg Cop.t@ oI lne app ca
d'rscmentS and publish tie same. some
81 ',Ie HtiG'h congress would
Posn .ctG,I1v wants.
- DOUGLASS.
@ShlnEton5 March -
"e ABOVE IS taken from e ~ l.
! '''' to' - "0u;' ''V ~''''
l." o'' p"l'e' i 0,-''o'S>" oS
"~' 1t 9'l'AeS CIeFel'h" as NIAo--
ou>'J as we ever struck ulm' end 1t
says no mare about Con2ressmen
Wan we nave saId Il Nc and "g
"" "n"esilatIn8Iy denouhce as un
0em 'trallc the retention OF Republ;-
cans n "lllc4 under a D2mocratic